I like the framing here. I’d add that what looks like a “mindset” problem is often an energy problem, not psychological. When baseline energy is low, every task feels expensive, so avoidance wins by default. Food quality, sleep timing, and training load set that baseline.
What reliably breaks the spiral for me is fixing physiology first. Eat a high-protein meal, hydrate, get sunlight, and do 10–20 minutes of hard intervals or a fast walk etc. Then lock bedtime and wake time for two nights. Those moves raise physical energy and nudge dopamine back up within hours, which makes the next good choice cheaper.
Media matters too. If I feed myself high-arousal or negative content, I feel worse and spiral. If I pick goal-aligned inputs, I get direction back. But I need energy to engage with that in the first place.
Bodies are like machines. If the power supply is unstable or low, the software looks “lazy” as its slow and inefficient.
I like the framing here. I’d add that what looks like a “mindset” problem is often an energy problem, not psychological.
When baseline energy is low, every task feels expensive, so avoidance wins by default. Food quality, sleep timing, and training load set that baseline.
What reliably breaks the spiral for me is fixing physiology first. Eat a high-protein meal, hydrate, get sunlight, and do 10–20 minutes of hard intervals or a fast walk etc. Then lock bedtime and wake time for two nights. Those moves raise physical energy and nudge dopamine back up within hours, which makes the next good choice cheaper.
Media matters too. If I feed myself high-arousal or negative content, I feel worse and spiral. If I pick goal-aligned inputs, I get direction back. But I need energy to engage with that in the first place.
Bodies are like machines. If the power supply is unstable or low, the software looks “lazy” as its slow and inefficient.